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Last month, it was fried chicken sandwiches; this month, it’s all about Mexican food for San Francisco restaurateur Adriano Paganini who also owns Super Duper Burger, Beretta, Delarosa, Starbelly and Lolinda, among others.

Following-up on the October opening of SoMa’s The Bird, Monday (November 28) marked the grand opening of Paganini’s latest project, Flores, for which he’s teamed up with his Uno Dos Tacos partner Luis Flores. The restaurant takes over the former Betelnut space on Union Street — an area already full of Mexican eateries, including Tacolicious, Sabrosa, Tacko, Mamacita and Don Pisto’s — but knowing Paganini’s successful track record of offering approachable and reliable neighborhood restaurants, Flores will likely attract a following.

Running the kitchen is chef-partner Alejandro Morgan (Lolinda), who will offer a familiar and comforting roster of Mexican favorites, including several different kinds of quesadillas ($11 each) with fillings like huitlacoche, braised greens and chicken tinga, along with heartier dishes like mole negro poblano ($17) and pozole verde ($11). There are also platters meant to share like carnitas ($18/$32), carne asada ($19/$34) and lime-cilantro marinated grilled pork ($17/$30), which are served with rice,beans, salsa, pickles and fresh tortillas made in-house with fresh masa.

Here’s the full menu:

Hours will be 5-11 p.m. Monday-Wednesday; until midnight Thursday-Saturday.